Muthanna bids farewell to six of its soldiers killed in Mosul

MUTHANNA / IraqiNews.com: Al-Muthanna on Thursday bid farewell to six soldiers, residents of the province, who were killed yesterday in a roadside bomb attack in Mosul city. “The funeral witnessed a wide public and official participation,” a provincial source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed yesterday and five others wounded when a roadside bomb went off west of Mosul city. “The blast took place near the al-Zilzal village, 35 km west of Mosul, targeting a civilian bus that was delivering soldiers in a vacation to their home,” an army source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He explained that in addition to the 14 casualties, the bus driver was wounded as well. MH (P)/SR 133